The last pandemic | Ali Khan | TEDxOmaha

Every year, a different disease causes a significant health crisis, costing billions of dollars and many lives. After reacting to dozens of global outbreaks, Dr. Khan thinks that these epidemics can be completely eradicated.

Ali S. Khan is a former Assistant Surgeon General and current Dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Khan’s professional career has focused on health security, global health, and emerging infectious diseases. He completed a 23-year career as a senior director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which he joined as a disease detective.

[DrTLEvans]

Loved working under Dr. Khan’s leadership at CDC. Very knowledgeable & personable. He spent time with our kids on bring your kids to work day. Hated to see him leave. Glad to see him on CNN this am speaking out on COVID-19 response. Infectious disease and zoonotics needs to be delved into more in our public school systems so we can know the why behind the what at an early age and embrace healthy behaviors and attitudes so we can collectively fight and slow these disease spreads.

[ssa]

Zero comments really. I can see way people are shocked now with Corona. They did not care to watch then.

[kpeterrafael]

2016: This Ted talk

2020: It's Corona time

[jerryjones]

Public health requires long term planning and spending. It is the common defense.

[davidmayhew]

Well said. Now it's 2020. Too late. Apparently intelligence doesn't mean much anymore. All our sophisticated science and systems couldn't prevent Covid 19. What a sad world.

[chigal]

Who is watching this in 2021 during the Corona Virus that started in China in 10-20?? And are great scientist coming up with vaccines so quickly! However losing over a million beautiful souls as a result!

[ferrosascordoba]

March 2021, one year of this horrible Sars-Cov2 and Covid19 pandemic that's change our wholes lifes in all the planet and only 13, 226 views !! for this wonderful talk about epidémics, really ppl ? :(

[mubaldino]

No mention of Avian Flu one bit, James. Curious how your forecasting has fared in tracking covid.

[zahramahde]

Dr. Ali
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us on this talk may Allah protect you and your family from any harm
Today May the fifth 2020 living and witness of COVIT 19
And your talk is so relevant
🙏🌺😊

[farhanaamreen]

Asklm sir im frm India sir i want to ask a question. Its really zombies are exist plz sir answer me im waiting

[fatemamandou]

Truth is hidden, we need to search for it.